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CONTENTS.

Page CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

  • Artemus Ward in London:

    • I. —Arrival in London 11

    • II. —Personal Recollections 19

    • III. —The Greenlion and Oliver Cromwell 27

    • IV. —At the Tomb of Shakspeare 36

    • V. —Is introduced at the Club 45

    • VI. —The Tower of London 55

    • VII. —Science and Natural History 63

    • VIII. —A Visit to the British Museum 72

    • IX. —Pyrotechny 81

    • X. —The Negro Question 92

  • Essays and Sketches:

    • I. —About Editors 101

    • II. —Editing 105

    • III. —Morality and Genius 108

    • IV. —Popularity 111

    • V. —A little Difficulty in the Way 114

    • VI. —Othello 116

    • VII. —Scenes outside the Fair Ground 122

    • VIII. —Colored People's Church 128

    • IX. —Spirits 131

    • X. —Mr. Blowhard 135

    • XI. —Market Morning 138

    • XII. —We see two Witches 142

    • XIII. —Rough beginning of the Honeymoon 151


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    • XIV. —From a Homely Man 154

    • XV. —The Elephant 158

    • XVI. —Busts 162

    • XVII. —A Colored Man of the name of Jeffries 164

    • XVIII. —How the Napoleon of sellers was sold 166

    • XIX. —On Autumn 169

    • XX. —Paying for his Provender by praying 172

    • XXI. —Names 174

    • XXII. —Hunting Trouble 176

    • XXIII. —He found he would 179

    • XXIV. —Dark Doings 181

    • XXV. —A Hard Case 183

    • XXVI. —Reporters 185

    • XXVII. —Burial in Richmond and Resurrection
      in Boston 188

    • XXVIII. —He had the little Voucher in his Pocket 194

    • XXIX. —The Gentlemanly Conductor 196

    • XXX. —A Mayoralty Election 198

    • XXXI. —Fishing Excursion 201

    • XXXII. —Red Hand: A Tale of Revenge 204

    • XXXIII. —The last of the Culkinses—A Duel in
      Cleveland — Distance ten paces—
      Bloody result—Flight of one of the
      Principals—Full particulars 211

    • XXXIV. —How Old Abe received the news of his
      Nomination 220

    • XXXV. —Roberto the Rover: A Tale of Sea and
      Shore 223